Living with Schizophrenia: A Family Guide to Making a Difference

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Jeffrey Rado (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center) Philip G. Janicak

Living with Schizophrenia

A Family Guide to Making a Difference

Jeffrey Rado (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center), Philip G. Janicak

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Johns Hopkins University Press
15 January 2017

Medicine; Clinical psychology; Coping with illness

Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

An estimated 51 million people worldwide have schizophrenia, 2.2 million of them in the United States. While early diagnosis and appropriate treatment improve the long-term prognosis, schizophrenia is a disease that is difficult to manage.

In Living with Schizophrenia, Drs. Jeffrey Rado and Philip G. Janicak, specialists in treating people who have schizophrenia, offer an easy-to-read primer for people with the disorder, along with their families and other caregivers. Drawing on their combined sixty years of clinical and research experience, Drs. Rado and Janicak

    * Define schizophrenia and explain what is known about its causes
    * Discuss the difference between negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion and social withdrawal) and positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders)· describe medication and psychosocial and behavioral treatments and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for better long-term outcomes
    * Explain what people with schizophrenia and their families can do to help keep the person well
    * Explore how schizophrenia affects the entire family· detail medical conditions that people with schizophrenia are more likely than other people to have including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes
    * Offer key takeaway points for every topic

Designed for the lay reader and based on the most recent medical literature, Living with Schizophrenia offers information and understanding to help people coping with this often misunderstood disorder to best achieve recovery and healing.

By: Jeffrey Rado (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center), Philip G. Janicak
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781421421438
ISBN 10: 1421421437
Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PrefaceChapter 1Ã‚Â Ã‚Â What Is Schizophrenia?Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Chapter 2Ã‚Â Ã‚Â What Causes Schizophrenia?Ã‚Â Chapter 3Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Biological TherapiesÃ‚Â for SchizophreniaChapter 4Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Psychosocial and Behavioral Treatments for SchizophreniaChapter 5Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Staying WellÃ‚Â Ã‚Â Chapter 6Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Schizophrenia and the FamilyÃ‚Â Ã‚Â Chapter 7Ã‚Â Ã‚Â Medical Conditions and SchizophreniaÃ‚Â Ã‚Â Conclusion: Looking to the Future NotesIndex

Jeffrey Rado, MD, is a board-certified internist and psychiatrist. He is an associate professor of psychiatry and internal medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Philip G. Janicak, MD, is the director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Center at Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare. An adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, he is the first editor of Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.

Reviews for Living with Schizophrenia: A Family Guide to Making a Difference

This text would be an excellent addition for a Health/Wellness and Psychology section in a public library, and its brevity and affordability are huge selling points. -American Reference Books Annual Concrete, pragmatic, and valuable information for families. -Akira Sawa, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center